Art Deco Tiles

Author: Hans van Lemmen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747812748
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
Art Deco was arguably the twentieth century's most popular and memorable design movement, and has come to define the inter-war period with its clean sleek lines, streamlined shapes, bold abstract forms and bright colours. Art Deco Tiles charts the impact of this daring new style on the production of tiles and architectural faience in Britain: it shows how they were made and decorated, examines the output of firms like Carter, Pilkington's and Doulton, and describes the innovations introduced by creative designers like Edward Bawden and Dora Batty. With photographs of the work individually and in situ in buildings and homes, the author examines the diverse range of animal, floral, human and abstract Art Deco designs.

Art Nouveau Tiles

Author: Hans van Lemmen
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
To conclude their survey, the authors look at how elements of Art Nouveau were absorbed into Art Deco after World War I and how Art Nouveau styles of tile-making have been revived in the 1980s and 1990s. A final chapter gives useful advice to the collector of Art Nouveau tiles, suggesting ways of organizing, restoring and preserving them."--BOOK JACKET.

Art Deco Tiles

Author: Hans van Lemmen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747812780
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 65

The Tile Book

Author: Here Design
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500480257
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A dazzling visual history of ceramic tiles from around the world and across the centuries. This striking book gathers together an extensive collection of ceramic tiles from around the world and explores their rich history, purpose, and decorative qualities. For centuries, tiles have been used for both functional and aesthetic purposes on the fac¸ades and interiors of buildings. Found in a multitude of shapes, sizes, colors, and designs—ranging from complex geometrical Islamic patterns to figurative seventeenth-century delftware—tiles are among the most varied ceramic products. This luxurious source book, curated by the award-winning studio Here Design, is organized chronologically and features tiles in every variety of shape, displaying each individual tile type and its overall laid pattern in vivid color. Tiles are also shown in situ around the world and at different periods in their remarkable history. The Tile Book is a dazzling mosaic, with colors and patterns that will uplift and inspire.

Medieval Tile Designs

Author: John Gough Nichols
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486299473
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 74

Book Description
132 royalty-free motifs: crosses, churches, fleur-de-lis, stylized plant forms, mythological creatures, stars, abstract and geometric figures, and other authentic elements.

Flint Faience Tiles A to Z

Author: Margaret Carney
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
Showcases the successful Flint Faience Tile Company's highly diversified production between 1921-33 in Flint, Michigan. Arranged alphabetically by subject, the book covers company history, major designers, and tile designs, including Art Deco and Arts & Crafts style, animal and nursery rhyme designs, geometric motifs, dramatic murals, and more. Installations in homes, schools, churches, and swimming pools are also shown. Present day tile values are provided in the captions.

Motawi Tileworks

Author: Anne Stewart O'Donnell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780764945984
Category : Arts and crafts movement
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Spurred on by the marketplace and welcomed by architects and designers seeking to personalize their creations, hundreds of studio tile artists and makers are successfully producing tile today throughout the United States. Among the most revered of these is Motawi Tileworks of Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded by Nawal Motawi and her brother Karim in 1992. Today Motawi Tileworks, under their combined leadership, occupies a spacious studio in a natural setting west of town, where thirty people are employed. Far more than a prosperous and expanding enterprise, Motawi has become a symbol of artistic sensibility and success in the tile industry. The key to Motawi's astounding progress lies in part in Nawal's artistic achievement-a blend of original art inspired and flavored by her interpretation of historic precedents. The result in her finished work reflects the past while being well suited to contemporary taste. The combination of color and design is striking and distinctly Motawi, clearly recognized as such throughout the country. In museum shops, high-end gift stores, and tile showrooms from coast to coast, Motawi stands out for both the quality of the design and the exquisite workmanship.

Tiles and Tilework

Author: Alun Graves
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN: 9781851773558
Category : Tiles
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
A comprehensive survey of the use of tiles in architecture and design through the ages, from the Gothic period through to Art Deco and the Omega Workshops in the 20th century. The stunning photography features individual tiles and tile panels in interior and exterior decoration. Tiles have provided a particularly fertile opportunity for decoration, employing numerous ceramic techniques and reflecting an endless variety of styles through the centuries. Different tile-making processes are discussed and the continuing introduction of new practices is recorded, conveying a sense of the richness and diversity of the traditions of tilework in Europe.

Art Deco Design and Ornament

Author: Henri Rapin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486454312
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Here is an astounding collection of images where the highly stylized Art Deco form is evident in every draping vine, languid curve, bulging muscle, and geometric figure. Crisp photos feature friezes, sculptures, architecture, vases, furniture, plaques, and much more. Reprinted from a rare, early-20th-century edition. 349 black-and-white illustrations.

Persian Tiles

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN:
Category : Ceramics
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description